Lyrics:
Eric Idle
VILLAGER #2 : Michael Palin
SIR BEDEMIR : Terry Jones
WITCH : ???
VILLAGER #3 : John Cleese
NARRATOR: Michael Palin
SIR LAUNCELOT : John
John Henry's pappy woke him up one midnight
He said, "'Fore the sheriff comes I wanna tell you, listen boy"
Said, "Learn to ball a jack, learn to lay
Johnny Henry's pappy woke him up one midnight
He said "Before the sheriff comes I wanna tell you," Said "Listen boy
Learn to hoist a jack and learn
Johnny Henry's pappy woke him up one midnight
He said "Before the sheriff comes I wanna tell you," Said "Listen boy
Learn to hoist a jack and learn
could do without
My good advice
Sir Isaac Newton came around to my house one day
His face was all sunburned and red
He said he didn't want to sleep
the first
Reading 'Henry Wensleydale
Purveyor of Fine Cheese to the Gentry and
The Poverty Stricken Too' another sign below
This reading 'Licensed for Public
Where have you been all the day,
Henry my son?
Where have you been all the day,
My currant bun?
In the woods, dear mother
In the woods, dear
Henry
(Yes sir)
"Man ain't nothing but a man
(No he ain't)
But before I'd let that steam drill beat me down
(I believe him)
I'd die with an hammer in my
Henry
(Yes sir)
"Man ain't nothing but a man
(No he ain't)
But before I'd let that steam drill beat me down
(I believe him)
I'd die with an hammer in my
like the poor Sir Thomas Moore
Like him they are no more
And their necks are feeling very, very sore
Henry, Henry, Henry Tudor
Henry, Henry, rather
just 'fore dawn."
"You got something to tell me, tell it to me, man
Come to the point as straight as you can"
"Old Henry Lee, chief of the clan
Came
they ready
They running up for the come up
Yes, sir
Up
Yes, sir
Up
Yes, sir
Up
Yes, sir
Up
All of my bitches, they pretty
Yeah, they be running
wanted by the law
We'll take him back to face his crime
It's the worst you ever saw
Well we know Henry Walker
He lives way back in the woods
Where
paid Tyrrel to say that he had murdered
In the name of Sir Richard, the brave
Henry killed Tyrrel without any trial
So Tyrrel took the truth to his
I doubted you'd do it. But now I must admit it
That succeed you did. You should get a medal
Or be even made a knight. Henry It was nothing.
Really
of assistance
Your excellency, sir
Who are you?
Aaron Burr, Sir?
Permission to state my case?
As you were
Sir
I was a captain under General
Speaking English anyway they like.
You sir, did you go to school?
Man Wadaya tike me for, a fool?
Henry No one taught him 'take' instead of 'tike!
Why
paid Tyrrel to say that he had murdered
In the name of Sir Richard the brave
Henry killed Tyrrel without any trial
So Tyrrel took the truth to his
Well, when John Henry died he lay lookin' at the sun
He said Lord, take me now my work is done, Lord, Lord
Lord take me now my work is done
I got big balls, big old balls
Big as grapefruits, big as pumpkins
Yes sir, yes sir, and on my really good days
They swell to the size of small
"h's" everywhere.
Speaking English anyway they like.
You sir, did you go to school?
Man Wadaya tike me for, a fool?
Henry No one taught him
When John Henry died he lay lookin' at the sun
He said Lord, take me now my work is done, Lord, Lord
Lord take me now my work is done
Yeah, but
to a toothless tease
Who got an X marked mouth and a hooch machine
With eyes that tell the story
Of the woods that fetter
And a chest that sells the
Ending when
on a reed canoe on lake Titty Caca!
Jerry: “That’s nice sir, now if we can get back to the task at hand…”
Doc: “In the next two years most of y'all ought
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